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enQuestions remain after Boston's 2024 Olympics bid endshttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-08-01/questions-remain-after-bostons-2024-olympics-bid-ends
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<p>BOSTON — Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics flamed out in spectacular fashion this week, with local organizers and the U.S. Olympic Committee deciding to part ways after the mayor and Massachusetts’ governor refused to be rushed into a decision putting taxpayers on the hook if the games went over budget.</p>
<p>But while the rhetoric has died down and sports-mad Bostonians are starting to turn their attention elsewhere, there still are plenty of open questions and loose ends. Here’s a look at a few:</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-08-01/questions-remain-after-bostons-2024-olympics-bid-ends" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-08-01/questions-remain-after-bostons-2024-olympics-bid-ends#commentsSportsPHILIP MARCELO2024 Olympics2026 Winter GamesBostonBostonBoston 2024Boston OlympicsBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCharles BakerCity HallDenverexecutive directorfounderGamesBidsGamesBids.comGovernorMartin WalshMassachusettsMayorOlympic GamesOlympicsOlympicsPerson CareerQuotationRobert LivingstoneRobert LivingstoneSportsSummer Olympicsthe 1976 Winter Gamesthe 2024 Summer OlympicsThe Associated Pressthe Olympic GamesUnited StatesUnited States Olympic CommitteeUSDUSOCSat, 01 Aug 2015 05:06:23 +0000PHILIP MARCELO227302 at http://lubbockonline.comTen tips to make your home safer for kidshttp://lubbockonline.com/re-homes/2015-07-18/ten-tips-make-your-home-safer-kids
<p>Home is where the heart is, and for most people, it’s where they feel safest. Yet for children, the home isn’t as safe as you might assume. In fact, you may be surprised to learn that 3.5 million children go to the emergency room every year for injuries that happen in homes.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/re-homes/2015-07-18/ten-tips-make-your-home-safer-kids" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/re-homes/2015-07-18/ten-tips-make-your-home-safer-kids#commentsRE HomesBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationContact Detailsexecutive vice president and chief marketingKate CarrLubbock Avalanche-JournalNationwideOfficerPerson Careerpresident and CEOQuotationSafe Kids USASafe Kids WorldwideSmoke detectorTechnologyTerrance Williamsthe NationSat, 18 Jul 2015 05:01:39 +0000Staff225958 at http://lubbockonline.comAfter nuke deal, Rouhani says Iran could soon buy new planes http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/after-nuke-deal-rouhani-says-iran-could-soon-buy-new-planes
<p>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president has pointed to another possible windfall from the nuclear deal with world powers — his country may soon be able to buy badly needed new planes for its aging fleet, the official IRNA news agency reported.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/after-nuke-deal-rouhani-says-iran-could-soon-buy-new-planes" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/after-nuke-deal-rouhani-says-iran-could-soon-buy-new-planes#commentsFiled onlineAbbas AkhoundiAsiaBoeingBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationEconomy of IranenergyHassan RouhaniIranIranIran–United States relationsIRNALubbock Avalanche-JournalNuclear program of IranPerson CareerPolitics of IranpresidentQuotationSanctions against IranTEHRANU.S. sanctions against IranViennaThu, 16 Jul 2015 16:03:56 +0000Staff225780 at http://lubbockonline.comService workers go on strike at federal center in Artesia http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-06-26/service-workers-go-strike-federal-center-artesia
<p>ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — Service workers at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in southeastern New Mexico went on strike Thursday after their labor union and a contractor couldn't reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-06-26/service-workers-go-strike-federal-center-artesia" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-06-26/service-workers-go-strike-federal-center-artesia#commentsFiled onlineArtesiaArtesia, New MexicoBrunswick, GeorgiaBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCollective bargainingCompany Labor IssuesCompany LocationcontractorFederal Law EnforcementFederal Law Enforcement Training CenterFederal Law Enforcement Training CenterGary RoeckelGeography of the United StatesGlynn County, GeorgiaIrvingLaborLaborLabour relationsLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalManagementNew MexicoOmni Corp.QuotationSociologysoutheastern New MexicoStrike actionTexasthe Roswell Daily RecordUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityFri, 26 Jun 2015 15:29:39 +0000Staff223872 at http://lubbockonline.comNew Mexico counties join race to build storage for nuclear wastehttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-30/new-mexico-counties-join-race-build-storage-nuclear-waste
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two rural New Mexico counties announced Wednesday they’re partnering with an international firm in the race to build an interim storage facility to house spent nuclear fuel that has been piling up at reactors around the nation.</p>
<p>Officials from Lea and Eddy counties and Holtec International gathered at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque to outline their plans.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-30/new-mexico-counties-join-race-build-storage-nuclear-waste" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-30/new-mexico-counties-join-race-build-storage-nuclear-waste#commentsNational NewsSUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAlbuquerqueBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCEO and PresidentchemicalEnergyenergyHigh level wasteHoltec InternationalJohn HeatonKris Singhlawmaker and chairmanLEANational Museum of Nuclear ScienceNew MexicoNuclear powerNuclear power in the United StatesNuclear power stationsNuclear technologyNuclear Waste Policy ActPerson CareerQuotationradiationRadioactive wastesoutheastern New MexicosteeltransportationU.S. Department of EnergyUnited StatesUSDWasteWaste Isolation Pilot PlantYucca Mountain nuclear waste repositoryThu, 30 Apr 2015 05:30:34 +0000SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN217961 at http://lubbockonline.comBig price, big expectations for Mayweather-Pacquiao pay TV http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-29/big-price-big-expectations-mayweather-pacquiao-pay-tv
<p>LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Foreman was fighting Evander Holyfield for the heavyweight title, and anyone wanting to watch it in April 1991 had to plan ahead.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-29/big-price-big-expectations-mayweather-pacquiao-pay-tv" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-29/big-price-big-expectations-mayweather-pacquiao-pay-tv#commentsFiled onlineBoxersBoxingBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCable TVCompany CompetitorEntertainmentEntertainmentEvander HolyfieldexecutiveFloyd Mayweather Jr.Floyd Mayweather, Jr.foremanGeorge ForemanGeorge ForemanHBOHBOHoyaHuman InterestHuman InterestJim LampleyLas VegasLennox LewisLubbock Avalanche-JournalManny PacquiaoManny PacquiaoMark TaffetMike TysonOscar De La HoyaPay TVPay-per-viewPerson CareerQuotationShowtimeShowtime SportsSportsSportsStephen EspinozaUSDWed, 29 Apr 2015 15:22:58 +0000Staff217867 at http://lubbockonline.comComcast is dropping its $45 billion Time Warner Cable bidhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-24/comcast-dropping-its-45-billion-time-warner-cable-bid
<p> NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is dropping its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable after heavy regulatory pushback.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-24/comcast-dropping-its-45-billion-time-warner-cable-bid" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-24/comcast-dropping-its-45-billion-time-warner-cable-bid#commentsFiled onlineAnime NetworkbroadbandBroadbandBusiness RelationchairmanCharter CommunicationsCharter Communications Inc.ComcastComcast Corp.Comcast CorporationCompany TechnologyE!Economy of the United StatesEquity FinancingFederal Communications CommissionLubbock Avalanche-JournalMergerNBC UniversalNew YorkPerson CareerQuotationstreaming videoTechnologyTechnologyTelevisionTelevision in the United StatesTime Warner CableTime Warner Cable Inc.Tom WheelerUSDVideo on demandFri, 24 Apr 2015 14:21:54 +0000Staff217294 at http://lubbockonline.comESPN says Verizon's new FiOS TV packages violate agreementshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-20/espn-says-verizons-new-fios-tv-packages-violate-agreements
<p>NEW YORK — Breaking up the cable-TV bundle won't be easy.</p>
<p>ESPN is objecting to how Verizon is giving its FiOS TV customers more choice. In new plans that went into effect Sunday, Verizon made the ESPN and ESPN2 sports channels optional, but ESPN says its contracts with Verizon prohibit the channels from being in a separate sports package.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-20/espn-says-verizons-new-fios-tv-packages-violate-agreements" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-20/espn-says-verizons-new-fios-tv-packages-violate-agreements#commentsFiled onlineBusinessTALI ARBELBroadbandBusiness RelationCNNComcastCompany ProductDish NetworkDisneyEntertainmentEntertainmentESPNESPNESPN Goal LineESPN2FiOS TVNew YorkProduct ReleaseTelevisionTelevision in the United StatesTennis ChannelThe Walt Disney Co.USDVerizon CommunicationsVerizon Communications Inc.Verizon FiOSVideo on demandMon, 20 Apr 2015 19:16:46 +0000TALI ARBEL216853 at http://lubbockonline.comHowell: Range-bound cotton settles mixed as acreage decline loomshttp://lubbockonline.com/agriculture/2015-04-05/howell-range-bound-cotton-settles-mixed-acreage-decline-looms
<p>Range-bound cotton futures see-sawed to finish holiday-shortened trading narrowly mixed last week following reports showing neutral prospective plantings, slowed export sales and big shipments.</p>
<p>Spot May edged up 14 points from Friday, March 27, to finish Thursday at 63.69 cents, while July dropped eased off seven points to 63.80 cents and December dipped 14 points to 64.54 cents. The market was closed Friday for Good Friday.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/agriculture/2015-04-05/howell-range-bound-cotton-settles-mixed-acreage-decline-looms" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/agriculture/2015-04-05/howell-range-bound-cotton-settles-mixed-acreage-decline-looms#commentsAgricultureDuane HowellAgricultureAgriculture in the United StatesArkansasBusiness RelationCellulosecentChinaChina National Cotton ExchangeCottonCropsEntertainmentEntertainmentGood FridayLand managementLouisianaOklahomaPerson CareerproducerQuotationTennesseeTexasThe SeamUnited StatesUSDASun, 05 Apr 2015 05:09:56 +0000Duane Howell214982 at http://lubbockonline.comRusty Wallace to compete in off-road truck race at X Gameshttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-04-03/rusty-wallace-compete-road-truck-race-x-games
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rusty Wallace has long believed he retired from racing too soon, that he had another three years in a Hall of Fame NASCAR career.</p>
<p>Since his 2005 decision to get out of the car and transition into a broadcasting role with ESPN, Wallace has periodically longed to return to some form of competition. He’ll get his chance in June at the X Games, where the 58-year-old Wallace will compete in the off-road truck racing event.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-04-03/rusty-wallace-compete-road-truck-race-x-games" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-04-03/rusty-wallace-compete-road-truck-race-x-games#commentsSportsJENNA FRYERAuto racingBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCharlotteESPNMotorsportNASCARNASCARNASCARNASCAR Nationwide SeriesNASCAR Winston Cup SeriesNorth CarolinaPenske RacingPerson AttributesPerson CareerQuotationRobby GordonRobby GordonRusty WallaceRusty WallaceThe Associated PressFri, 03 Apr 2015 05:53:03 +0000JENNA FRYER214782 at http://lubbockonline.comH.J. Heinz buys Kraft to build $28 billion food gianthttp://lubbockonline.com/business/2015-03-26/hj-heinz-buys-kraft-build-28-billion-food-giant
<p>NEW YORK — Some of the most familiar names in ketchup, pickles, cheese and hot dogs are set to come under the same roof after H.J. Heinz Co. announced plans Wednesday to buy Kraft and create one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.</p>
<p>The deal would bring together an array of longtime staples in American kitchens, including Oscar Mayer lunchmeats, Jell-O desserts, Miracle Whip spreads, Ore-Ida potatoes and Smart Ones diet foods.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/business/2015-03-26/hj-heinz-buys-kraft-build-28-billion-food-giant" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/business/2015-03-26/hj-heinz-buys-kraft-build-28-billion-food-giant#commentsBusinessMICHELLE CHAPMAN3G CapitalAcquisitionassociate professor of financeBerkshire HathawayBerkshire HathawaybeverageBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCampbell SoupCEOCompany LocationConference CallDividendfinancefoodFood and drinkFood industryGeneral MillsGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityH. J. Heinz CompanyH.J. Heinz Co.HeinzHeinzJames AngelJohn CahillKelloggKraft FoodsKraft Foods Group Inc.MajormanufacturingNew YorkNorth AmericaNorthfield, IllinoisOscarOscar MayerPerson CareerQuotationThe Kraft Heinz Co.United StatesUSDWarren BuffettWarren BuffettwhipThu, 26 Mar 2015 05:09:10 +0000MICHELLE CHAPMAN213761 at http://lubbockonline.comCivil Filingshttp://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2015-03-24/civil-filings
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<p>Billy Denney against Shari Ashley, suit on other civil</p>
<p>Lubbock Central Appraisal District against Shon D. Baeza, Rebecca Baeza, Anglie Leann Hooten, the State of Texas and City of Lubbock, suit on tax petition</p>
<p>Lubbock Central Appraisal District against Ruth H. Florence, suit on tax petition</p>
<p>Lubbock Central Appraisal District against James Rodriguez, City of Lubbock and Lydia Rodriguez, suit on tax petition</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2015-03-24/civil-filings" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2015-03-24/civil-filings#commentsCrime and CourtsBilly DenneyBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationDistrict Court JudgeGeography of TexasGeography of the United StatesJames RodriguezjudgeJUDY PARKERLeann HootenLubbockLubbock Avalanche-JournalLubbock Indoor Courts LLCLubbock metropolitan areaLubbock, TexasLydia RodriguezPerson CareerRebecca BaezaRUBEN G. REYESRuth H. FlorenceShari AshleySid James TurnerTexasTexasUnited StatesTue, 24 Mar 2015 05:13:50 +0000Staff213530 at http://lubbockonline.comGOP weighs increase in war funds to skirt Pentagon limitshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-17/gop-weighs-increase-war-funds-skirt-pentagon-limits
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<p>WASHINGTON — House Republicans are considering adding tens of billions of dollars to President Barack Obama’s request for overseas military operations in an effort to get around tight limits on Pentagon spending. The move comes as Republicans are set to unveil their latest budget plan.</p>
<p>Obama requested $51 billion for Pentagon operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, but GOP aides said Monday party leaders are weighing figures above $90 billion — enough to surpass Obama’s proposal to spend $38 billion above the limits for the budget year beginning in October.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-17/gop-weighs-increase-war-funds-skirt-pentagon-limits" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-17/gop-weighs-increase-war-funds-skirt-pentagon-limits#commentsNational NewsANDREW TAYLOR112th United States CongressAfghanistanArizonaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBudget Control ActBusinessBusinessBusiness RelationCandidate PositionchairmanCongressfoodGovernmentHealthHealthHealthcare reform in the United StatesIraqJohn McCainLaborLaborMajorMedicareMedicareMike EnziMike TurnerObamaOhioPaul RyanPaul RyanPentagonPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPresidency of Barack ObamaPresidency of Lyndon B. JohnsonpresidentQuotationRepublican PartyRepublicansSenateSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTom PriceUnited StatesUnited States federal budgetUnited States Senate Committee on the BudgetUSDWarWarWASHINGTONTue, 17 Mar 2015 05:03:33 +0000ANDREW TAYLOR212732 at http://lubbockonline.comCompany says government contract over after prison riothttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-16/company-says-government-contract-over-after-prison-riot
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<p>RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A private company that operated a South Texas prison where an inmate riot left the facility uninhabitable says its contract with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has been canceled.</p>
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<p>Utah-based Management &amp; Training Corp. ran Willacy County Correctional Center, the site of last month’s uprising. Spokesman Issa Arnita said in a statement Monday night that the bureau has canceled its contract because the prison population has dropped and the beds are no longer needed.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-16/company-says-government-contract-over-after-prison-riot" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-16/company-says-government-contract-over-after-prison-riot#commentsFiled onlineBusiness RelationCompany LocationCrimeFederal Bureau of PrisonsGeography of TexasIssa ArnitaLubbock Avalanche-JournalManagement & Training CorporationPenologyPerson CareerPrisonQuotationRaymondvilleRaymondvilleSouth TexasspokesmanTexasU.S. BureauUtahWillacy County, TexasTue, 17 Mar 2015 04:06:49 +0000Staff212727 at http://lubbockonline.comArmstrong backs investigation into cycling's murky pasthttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-10/armstrong-backs-investigation-cyclings-murky-past
<p>PARIS — Lance Armstrong welcomed an investigative report into the murky past of cycling’s governing body and said he hopes it can help the sport move on from an era that will always be remembered for the doping by himself and others.</p>
<p>The report turned up no evidence to sustain previous allegations that Armstrong paid the UCI to cover up a positive doping test back in his heyday, yet it explains in great detail how the UCI acted favorably toward Armstrong — a rider dubbed “cycling’s pop star.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-10/armstrong-backs-investigation-cyclings-murky-past" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-10/armstrong-backs-investigation-cyclings-murky-past#commentsSportsJEROME PUGMIREAmerican Tour de France stage winnersArmstrongattorneyBrian CooksonBusiness RelationDoping at the Tour de FranceElliot PetersEmile VrijmanEPOFloyd LandisFloyd LandisHein VerbruggenLance ArmstrongLance ArmstrongPARISPat McQuaidPat McQuaidPerson CareerpresidentQuotationSportsTyler HamiltonTyler HamiltonUCIUnion Cycliste InternationaleUse of performance-enhancing drugs in sportVerbruggenTue, 10 Mar 2015 05:28:18 +0000JEROME PUGMIRE211978 at http://lubbockonline.com